The 11-year-old—who hails from Texas—recently started her freshman year at the Early College Academy. The institution—which was launched for the 2019-2020 school year—was created to help students make a smooth transition into postsecondary school. College coursework is intertwined with their curriculum so that students can graduate from the school with their high school diploma and their Associate of Arts Degree in four years. Megginson is currently taking a variety of classes including Biology, AP Human Geography, Culinary Arts and Dance.

Her parents were aware that she was gifted very early on. When she was in daycare it was suggested by her teachers that she be placed in elementary school. When she was in fourth grade, she took a test that allowed her to advance to the sixth grade before she turned 10. Although she just started high school Megginson—who idolizes Katherine Johnson—already has plans for college. She wants to attend Spelman College and pursue a career in STEM.

Black youngsters are displaying excellence in academia. Earlier this year Sydney Wilson—a 14-year-old from DeKalb County—became the youngest student to be admitted into Spelman. Wilson started her high school journey at the age of 10 and received an acceptance letter from the HBCU when she was 13. “I am so excited to be in the sisterhood. So many women have reached out to me and have been very nice and supportive, and I am so excited to see what my life will be at Spelman,” she said after being accepted into the school. Similar to Megginson she has dreams of pursuing a career in STEM and coming up with cures for human illnesses through the use of animal science.

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Continue reading From April Ryan To Angela Rye: Black Pundits Who Slay On Cable News

From April Ryan To Angela Rye: Black Pundits Who Slay On Cable News

Cable news is a rough and tumble game of shade, wit and knowing your politics. That said, if anyone is going to share the screen with some of the most intelligent people on television, you better know what you are talking about. There are some folks who have laid down the law on television and now there are reports of an all-Black panelist show on CNN.
Last week, Page Six reported CNN is considering a show with CNN contributors April Ryan, Andrew Gillum, Angela Rye and Bakari Sellers. The buzz reportedly started after they all appeared on the network’s morning show, “New Day With Alisyn Camerota and John Berman.”
A source told Page Six, “It was the most excitement on that morning show since Chris Cuomo left as co-anchor. CNN is fast-tracking talks … to develop it into a stand-alone show. The early chatter is that it could start as a weekend show that would rival MSNBC’s programming with Joy Reid, the Rev. Al Sharpton and Kendis Gibson.”
All of that, combined with a tweet from Angela Rye on Tuesday morning, got the hashtag #SquadCNN as Twitter's top trending topic in a possible allusion to a name for the show.
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Twitter has been sounding off with one user writing, "I enjoyed this. Enjoying the #squadcnn keep it up. Wait wait wait you almost let it out this morning @angela_rye and on the receiving end was @AprilDRyan but y’all quenched it really fast too. Enjoyed the show this morning. Cheers!!"
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To be honest, CNN is a bit late. Black folks have been slaying cable news for years. Whether it is fact-checking on Trump, reminding people of the legacy of Barack Obama, or shutting down pure ignorance, they are the voices for many of us. It has been a pleasure to see them lay down the law with grace and class.
Most importantly, it is crucial that there are people who are doing the work to deliver the truth, especially in a time when the truth is easily dismissed by a president who functions very close to a dictator and demonizes the press. They are documenting history, holding people accountable and making sure the record is corrected in 2018, even in the face of blatant lies.
April Ryan, Joy-Ann Reid, Abby Phillip, Symone Sanders, Angela Rye, Yamiche Alcindor, Nina Turner, Keith Boykin, Bakari Sellers are the journalists, correspondents and commentators we need in 2019 and beyond.
See some of their greatest and most epic cable TV moments below: